Population in age bands

This page shows the population divided into 10-year age bands. A facility is provided
to choose up to 10 age bands of choice.

Caution

There are good reasons for caution in interpreting age related data:

The date of the census varied:

1841 – June 6

1851 – March 30

1861 – April 7

1871 – April 2

1881 – April 3

1891 – April 5

1901 – March 31

1911 – April 2

In 1841 the age of adults (over 15 years)was rounded down for a multiple of 5 years.

Some people genuinely did not know or had forgotten their birth date and did not attach much importance to it.

People had few dealings with authority and, resenting intrusion, frequently regarded these with suspicion and
saw no need to be wholly accurate. An incorrect age might have been given in the past to avoid going to school,
to get a job, or married and subseqently the error persisted.

In a few cases no age was given and recorded in the database as NULL, leading to these records not being
included in an age-based count.

Population in age bands:

The initial page shows the total population of the Henley enumeration districts including
the eastern districts of Rotherfield Greys parish divided into 10 year age bands:

0 - 9

10 - 19

20 - 29

30 - 39

40 - 49

50 - 59

60 - 69

70 +

For the 1841 census, the age of adults (over 15 years) was rounded down to a multiple
of 5, but in subsequent years was given as an integer number of years. For bands that are multiples of 5 years
this is unimportant, but will distort the 1841 population for other age bands.

The 1841 census was taken on June 6 and the 1851 census on March 30. The interval was therefore 2 months
short of 10 years potentially moving about 1.7% of the population from one 10-year band to another.

Band

1841

1851

1861

1871

1881

1891

1901

1911

0 - 9

1168

1102

1144

1195

1237

1270

1372

1370

10 - 19

934

1039

925

1041

1050

1149

1194

1277

20 - 29

698

703

711

751

774

996

1009

1052

30 - 39

584

550

552

607

602

743

903

998

40 - 49

488

479

493

488

502

528

658

882

50 - 59

280

380

373

412

367

417

450

605

60 - 69

250

242

297

308

309

302

316

376

70 - 79

116

155

162

180

158

177

176

214

80 +

33

40

46

44

42

49

50

80

For other age bands, enter the bands and click the "Extract data" button

Enter the lower and upper limits of one or more bands in the box belower and click the "Extract data" button./p

Up to 10 bands can be specified. The lower limit should be
separated from the upper limit with a " - " (minus) sign, with bands separated by a " , " (comma).
Both lower and upper limits are inclusive. A lower limit followed by " + " (plus) will
select all ages greater than or equal to the lower limit.

For the population in total enter " 0+ "

As an example for children under 5 and 5 to 13 years inclusive enter " 0-4,5-13 ".